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[Kempstonian]

You mean a doodad

I was thinking more like a thingummy, but I suppose a doodad might work.

 

[Reynard]

I was thinking more like a thingummy, but I suppose a doodad might work.

Hmm...

There are also thingummyjigs and thingummywhatsits to consider as well...

 

[Kempstonian]

Hmm...

There are also thingummyjigs and thingummywhatsits to consider as well...

Ah, the minefield that is cable end anti-fraying! Maybe heat shrink is best after all?

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Hmm...

There are also thingummyjigs and thingummywhatsits to consider as well...

The damn cables have already started to fray before I've spotted the problem and it's then too late for the whatchamacallits.

 

[raleighnut]

You can't poke the cable through an adjuster or a pinch bolt with the doodad on though.

 

[Kempstonian]

You can't poke the cable through an adjuster or a pinch bolt with the doodad on though.

The secret is to do your poking before your doodading!

 

[Reynard]

The secret is to do your poking before your doodading!

Ah, the cycling equivalent of do you fasten and zip, or do you zip and then fasten?

 

[Gravity Aided]

I was thinking more like a thingummy, but I suppose a doodad might work.

Like an aglet is to a shoelace.

 

[Gravity Aided]

Have also spent some time critiquing the first chunk of a six-part screenplay that I was sent for appraisal. I love the premise and it has a lot of potential I think, but the deluge of random apostrophes is driving me bananas...

May be worth having an editor go through and proofread, and/or have Grammarly make corrections.

 

[Jenkins]

The damn cables have already started to fray before I've spotted the problem and it's then too late for the whatchamacallits.

When you get to that stage, it's when you need the oojamaflips.

 

[Reynard]

I have a and a custard tart.

 

[Jenkins]

I have to be at the recycling centre in 9hrs 45mins otherwise I loose my pre-booked slot.

 

[classic33]

Like an aglet is to a shoelace.

Ay

 

[Reynard]

May be worth having an editor go through and proofread, and/or have Grammarly make corrections.

Maybe...

Though I get the feeling I'll get co-opted into doing that.

 

[Reynard]

When you get to that stage, it's when you need the oojamaflips.

Now that really is the heavy artillery...